Six southern Odisha districts achieve full power restoration after Cyclone Arnab
TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited has reconnected electricity to 17,75,975 consumers across its operational area following the cyclone and floods.
Electricity supply has been fully restored in six districts of southern Odisha following the impact of Cyclone Arnab and subsequent flooding, according to reports from Odisha Bytes and Sambad English.
The districts of Boudh, Rayagada, Gajapati, Malkangiri, Koraput and Nabarangpur have reached 100 per cent power restoration. In the remaining two districts, Kandhamal has achieved 99.78 per cent restoration, while Ganjam has reached 98.48 per cent.
TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL), a joint venture between Tata Power and the Odisha government, has reconnected 17,75,975 out of 17,88,942 affected consumers. This brings the overall restoration rate to 99.28 per cent across its eight-district operational area.
Technical teams have repaired all 46 affected 33 kV feeders, 130 primary substations operating at 33/11 kV, and 658 11 kV feeders. Additionally, 277 of the 278 affected power transformers and 56,443 of the 56,706 distribution transformers have been brought back into operation.
The company mobilised around 6,500 personnel, 400 vehicles, six mobile distribution substations and 16 transit stores to assist the recovery. The TPSODL CEO stated that the 100 per cent restoration in six districts is a significant milestone and expressed appreciation for the field personnel and engineers.
The CEO added that teams are continuing to focus on the remaining consumers in Ganjam and Kandhamal to complete the process with safety as the highest priority.